Hose-supporter.



No. 697,596. Pa tent ed Apr. I5, I902. m. ANDERSON. HOSE surronnzn.

(Application filed Oct. 14, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNI ED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

MILDRED ANDERSON, OF OLYPHANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,596, dated April15, 1902. V

7 Application filed October 14, 1901. Serial No. 78,658. (No model.)

supporters in which a web or tape of elastic material is used to suspendthe hose from the corset of the wearer; and the objects of the inventionare to provide supporters of the kind which are easily separable andreadily fastened and which hold the hose or stocking back and front tojoin both of the supporters and otherwise render them more convenient.

To these ends the invention consists of the construction, arrangement,and combination of the several parts, as specified herein and shown inthe drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a back view showing a set of mysupporters in use. Fig. 2 is a front View of the same. Fig. 3 is adetail view of a clasp entering into the construction of myimprovedsupporters. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section taken on the line a: g]of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of a safety-pin attachment member enteringinto my invention. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the method of cuttingplate metal to form the attachment member shown in Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 isa View of the safetypin attachment member, taken at right angles to thatof Fig. 5.

Similar characters of reference denote like and corresponding partsthroughout the views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 denotes a corset, and 2 denotes the hose orstockings to be supported by supporters stretched between the saidcorset and the hose.

3 3 and a 4 designate back or rear attachments of my supporters to thehose, while 5 5 and 6 6 denote corresponding front attachments. Theseattachments are all similar and consist of the usual slotted clasp wellknown in supporters, four of these being used for each hose or stockingto be supported, each end of the strips or loops 11, 12, 13, and 1 beingsupplied with one of said clasps, and

the said strips being either secured to or sliding through the bail 23.The weight of the hoseis supported by elasticstrips 7, 8, 9, and 10,secured to the corset or other article of clothing at the points 19, 20,21, and 22 by means of attachment members constructed from plate metaland having-a pin, as shown in Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive, the ends of theelastic strips being drawn through the slots of the plate 27 and securedthere by sewing, riveting, or any other suitable means. In using thesafety attachment member the pin is directed inward, and the plate beingbroad prevents tilting or turning, so that the plate side of the memberremains exposed outward and is held in the fiat position by theclothing.

The front and rear straps 8 9 and 7 10 are respectively connected bybands or straps 17 and 16 made from similar. material and designed toextend around the outside of the leg of the wearer. Bythis means theseparate ends are prevented from tangling and the parts are more readilyaccessible to the user. A band 18 likewise connects the two rear straps7 and 8, whereby all of the parts are united into one article of apparelwhen separated from the corset. Four clasps (designated 15in thedrawings) unite the loops to the main supporters. These clasps areseparable by compression of the thumb on the thumb-piece 24, and thusdisengaging the catch 25 from the opening 26 in the main part of theclasp. The main straps or supports are drawn downward through the sheath32 and are adjustable and fastened thereto at the proper length by meansof a projecting portion 33, extending into the sheath 32 and engagingwith the elastic tape. This being a common form of buckle or clasp forsuch purposes, it is not claimed as new. I render it convenient for mypurposes by securing the bail 23, through which the loops are passed, tothe lower member of the clasp by hooking it to the said lower member, asshown at 34:. The safety pin attachment member which I use is designedespecially for my supporter and is constructed from a plate member 27,having a plurality of slots through which the strap or tape may bedrawn. A pin 30 is connected at 31, the point end of the pin beingslipped under a hook 28, which is made integrally from the plate, assuggested in Fig. 6. The point of the pin is further protected by ashield 29, bent up on the end of the plate.

The use of my supporters is readily explained. The four attachments tothe corset or other corsage of the wearer having been made, the strapsare drawn through the sheaths 32 until the proper adjustment is found.Then the attachments to the hose are made by the four clasps to eachhose, as shown, and the clasps are then connected by taking one part ineach hand and sliding them together until the hooks engage in theopenings 26, as explained. In removing the fastenings the clasps 3, 4,5, and 6 are not disengaged from the hose, but a disconnec tion of theclasps 15 is simply made, connection and disconnection being much morereadily effected by means of them.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described hose supporter comprising front and back straps,with means for attaching the same to the corsage of the wearer, incombination with front and rear loops adapted to be connected to thefront and rear parts of the hose to be supported, and each of said loopsprovided with a clasp attachment to one of the straps aforesaid,together with transverse bands connecting a front and rear strap at eachside, and an additional transverse band connecting the rear straps,whereby the main part of the supporter is united, and the several loopsaforesaid made easily separable therefrom, substantially as specified.

2. In a hose supporter of the kind described, the combination With frontand back supporting-straps, transverse bands connecting a front and backstrap at either side, the

upper ends of said straps having suitable con- MILDRED ANDERSON.

\Vitnesses .T. J. IIEALEY, D. G. MORAN.

